I actually really liked Viking Death March, but I think it is pretty similar to their previous stuff so that may be why they released it first. Cure for the enemy is my favorite on first listen through of the album, all are great though!

pretty decent album but I'd expect that from Billy Talent who have always made good albums

it's not I or II which stand aside as the peak of their albums but III was a good album so I don't get the bad comments about it. Dead Silence actually has a similar sort of sound to III apart from a few songs that are verging back into I and II's sound (Man Alive!, Viking Death March, Surprise Surprise)